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you want to see detroit's problem, look at this graph. in 1950, there were almost 2 million people in detroit, 2 million. now that number is down to around the 700,000, which means, when your city is shrinking like that, you end up with an eroding tax base. incapable, completely unable to pay off the pension costs that were incurred. and also not just pensions, but city services, infrastructure, all of it. in comparison, over that same period of time, new york has seen its population grow by more than half a million people, it's not been detroit. and another thing, detroit's economy has been nothing short of catastrophic. according to the city's own bankruptcy court declaration, the city lost approximately 80% of its manufacturing base. new york's economy by contrast has been booming. booming under bloomberg for better or worse. the key industry finance remains atop the world. one factor is that the fact that the city remains utterly and unbelievably racially segregated. this is a map of detroit, with dots corresponding for neighborhoods.
you want to see detroit's problem, look at this graph. in 1950, there were almost 2 million people in detroit, 2 million. now that number is down to around the 700,000, which means, when your city is shrinking like that, you end up with an eroding tax base. incapable, completely unable to pay off the pension costs that were incurred. and also not just pensions, but city services, infrastructure, all of it. in comparison, over that same period of time, new york has seen its population grow by...
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it belongs to detroit. it belongs to the people of detroit. it is part of the city. and over the next few months, all of the art owned by the museum, and therefore owned by the people of detroit, is about to be appraised by experts with an eye towards selling it off, auctioning it off to the highest bidder, piece by piece, scattering it to the winds. the riveras, the van goghs, the william randolph hearst armor. it's all getting inspected and appraised by christie's auction house of new york city, which was hired last week by detroit's emergency manager. there's no vote on a decision like this, the emergency manager gets to do whatever he wants on his own say-so with anything that bloelongs to detroit. the emergency manager says this doesn't mean he's definitely going to sell the contents of the museum. it just means that now he has had the city file for bankruptcy, he wants to get a sense of how much it's all worth. you know, cash value. liquidation value, just in case. is that legal? you might think, hey, this could be just this one guy's decision? the michelangelo
it belongs to detroit. it belongs to the people of detroit. it is part of the city. and over the next few months, all of the art owned by the museum, and therefore owned by the people of detroit, is about to be appraised by experts with an eye towards selling it off, auctioning it off to the highest bidder, piece by piece, scattering it to the winds. the riveras, the van goghs, the william randolph hearst armor. it's all getting inspected and appraised by christie's auction house of new york...
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in detroit anymore. the guy on the left of your screen here is dave bing who is the mayor of detroit elected by the people in 2009. he's not running again for the position and i think i know why. the guy on the right is kevin ohr, detroit's emergency manager, he was never elected to his position, he was put in place by michigan's governor. he makes 75% more than the governor makes. whatever he wants, detroit does because he is the emergency manager not the elected leader and emergency managers get to run that city now, not the people who get elected. so tomorrow we'll go through the motions, more than a than a doz will be running in a primary to become detroit's next powerless figurehead mayor who can't do anything. the top two finishers regardless of party will move on to the general election in november and that will give the people of detroit another chance to take part in a pointless exercise in fake democracy that ought to be called a pageant and not an election. and although maybe it's not a bad id
in detroit anymore. the guy on the left of your screen here is dave bing who is the mayor of detroit elected by the people in 2009. he's not running again for the position and i think i know why. the guy on the right is kevin ohr, detroit's emergency manager, he was never elected to his position, he was put in place by michigan's governor. he makes 75% more than the governor makes. whatever he wants, detroit does because he is the emergency manager not the elected leader and emergency managers...
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it started right here on the banks of the detroit river in detroit, michigan, and yes, that is a giant nasty pile of something called pet coke. back in may "the new york times" highlighted what they described as a black mound of canadian oil waste rising over detroit. that oil waste is something called petroleum coke, a high sulfur, high carbon waste by-product of canadian oil sands. the pet coke that residents started spotting was put there by a company that owned it, a company call koch carbon, owned by the koch brothers. they started piling up all of this pet coke on banks of the detroit river before preparing to ship it off to other countries to be used as fuel. in addition to be a hideous eye sore, the pile also posed a potential health risk. we've got some video shot last month. look at this. look at that along the banks of the detroit river showing the black dust from the pet coke pile being kicked up in a storm that hit the area and just spreading everywhere. that black dust started blowing into nearby homes in detroit coming right through the windows. one local resident tellin
it started right here on the banks of the detroit river in detroit, michigan, and yes, that is a giant nasty pile of something called pet coke. back in may "the new york times" highlighted what they described as a black mound of canadian oil waste rising over detroit. that oil waste is something called petroleum coke, a high sulfur, high carbon waste by-product of canadian oil sands. the pet coke that residents started spotting was put there by a company that owned it, a company call...
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he was known for gritty realism and forceful dialogue, referred to as the dickens of detroit. 26 of his books have been adapted for the big screen, get shorty quoigt out of sight quoi 310 to yuma." we talked about paying tribute to someone of the great writers, we thought one of the best ways was to hear from the man himself. >> i'll come to my desk about 9:30 and work. but i always work until 6:00. rarely have lunch. the idea of lunch doesn't interest me at all, i'm not hungry. i'm just into what i'm doing. i write in longhand, and it's just to me that's writing, you know? and then i put it on a typewriter. i just stop at 6:00 because you got to stop sometime. but, still, yeah, the character, though, could still be in my head. and maybe i might even sound hike that character. maybe all day long i might sound like that character. and my wife might say, well, i know who you are today. i never, ever write from my own point of view. i never use my words. i don't want them to hear me telling them what the -- or showing them what the book is about. i want them immersed in it the same way tha
he was known for gritty realism and forceful dialogue, referred to as the dickens of detroit. 26 of his books have been adapted for the big screen, get shorty quoigt out of sight quoi 310 to yuma." we talked about paying tribute to someone of the great writers, we thought one of the best ways was to hear from the man himself. >> i'll come to my desk about 9:30 and work. but i always work until 6:00. rarely have lunch. the idea of lunch doesn't interest me at all, i'm not hungry. i'm...
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detroit gets the win. that is 11 in a row. >>> using one of fan crashes sporting events, kind of annoying. it's kind of funny. last night in miami, renaldo led in the championship. he had two goals. an overzealous fan runs on to the field. okay, he was wearing a renaldo jersey. all right. maybe that's why the soccer star does this. i don't know what he is saying. but i mean they're hugging. usually it's like maybe a little light touch. then he gets tackled. he must have said something to him that really got him. that's like a full 15 second bro hug. he's like listen, i won't get you beat up. you need to leave. >> yeah. >> i don't know. maybe it's soccer. with us, that gets a hard takedown and a few punches in the ribs. >> yeah, we've seen bad reaction from soccer players before. renaldo gets like big thumbs up for that, i guess. >> that may be they're long lost cousins. >> i wish i was his cousin. that is crazy stuff. oh, well. talk about what happened yesterday. missouri got drenched. three days in a row
detroit gets the win. that is 11 in a row. >>> using one of fan crashes sporting events, kind of annoying. it's kind of funny. last night in miami, renaldo led in the championship. he had two goals. an overzealous fan runs on to the field. okay, he was wearing a renaldo jersey. all right. maybe that's why the soccer star does this. i don't know what he is saying. but i mean they're hugging. usually it's like maybe a little light touch. then he gets tackled. he must have said something...
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mark sanchez will get the start in the team's first preseason game on friday in detroit. i'm not sure how valuable it is to know that he is starting the first preseason game. who knows what rex ryan is going to do. geno smith will get some snaps with the first team offense. but ryan isn't saying how the playing time will be distributed. >>> all right, the evidence continues to pile up against heisman trophy winner johnny manziel. espn reporting an autograph poker paid him $7,500 for signing approximately 300 items last january. the broker showed cell phone video with him signing but it didn't see him accepting money. he could be ruled ineligible to play this season and he still needs to wait a year to even try to go to the nfl. >>> all right. it's a chance to own a piece of sports history. chicago blackhawk andrew shaw, he stitches and bleeding in the peest game interview in game six of the stanley cup finals. well, they are going up for auction. and they'll be framed with an autographed photo of shaw and who would buy that? if you know chicago fans, you know somebody's g
mark sanchez will get the start in the team's first preseason game on friday in detroit. i'm not sure how valuable it is to know that he is starting the first preseason game. who knows what rex ryan is going to do. geno smith will get some snaps with the first team offense. but ryan isn't saying how the playing time will be distributed. >>> all right, the evidence continues to pile up against heisman trophy winner johnny manziel. espn reporting an autograph poker paid him $7,500 for...
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detroit wins 4-2. >>> you know the phrase don't count your chickens before they hatch? here's case in point from the x games. >> will she take the gold medal in los angeles? ohno! pumped her first. she thought she was going to win it and opened the door. >> i mean, first of all the bad form is in so many bay waist. you don't do it on the second to last turn. >> there was a skier in the olympics that did that. >> you do it as you get the checkered flag. >> i feel bad for her, but i don't. you tell your kids, stay humble. >> be happy with "way too early." >> weather around the country is a lot like yesterday. we're dealing with horrible flooding concerns in missouri. these thunderstorms are drenching southern missouri. it's not going to be pretty once the sun comes up. as far as the heat goes, it was 102 yesterday in dallas. this is five days in a row and right through this week into the weekend, easily 100 plus. dallas, you're going to go 10 to 15 days in a row of 100-degree heat. there are some showers and storms around d.c. this morning. once you're north of d.c. from
detroit wins 4-2. >>> you know the phrase don't count your chickens before they hatch? here's case in point from the x games. >> will she take the gold medal in los angeles? ohno! pumped her first. she thought she was going to win it and opened the door. >> i mean, first of all the bad form is in so many bay waist. you don't do it on the second to last turn. >> there was a skier in the olympics that did that. >> you do it as you get the checkered flag. >>...
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seriously, to insist that somehow this is not a -- an insult, i mean, you wouldn't have the detroit black skins. that wouldn't be permitted. you wouldn't appreciate the san francisco yellow skins. it's meant as an insult that is really based upon skin color and really, we should -- ultimately they will change the name. we might as well do it cheerfully. >> one more point, dug williams was the first black quarterback to play in a super bowl and now win a super bowl. when i think about the heritage of the redskins, i can't go back to the 30s and take lz to his research and word that he probably was a racist but i think of doug williams, the only black quarterback to win a super bowl. modern history is what i care about, not what a guy did in the 30s and what kind of person he was. >> final word to you, lz. >> it's convenient to dismiss it that way but when you think of where this name came from. nobody said dismiss the franchi franchise's history. you look where the name came from and eliminate the jets when we know there was genocide commented and to continue to have the capital of the uni
seriously, to insist that somehow this is not a -- an insult, i mean, you wouldn't have the detroit black skins. that wouldn't be permitted. you wouldn't appreciate the san francisco yellow skins. it's meant as an insult that is really based upon skin color and really, we should -- ultimately they will change the name. we might as well do it cheerfully. >> one more point, dug williams was the first black quarterback to play in a super bowl and now win a super bowl. when i think about the...
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officials say al asiri is behind the foiled 2009 underwear bomb plot to bring down an airliner approaching detroit on christmas day, and a 2010 plot to send bombs in printer cartridges in cargo planes bound for the u.s. both plots were foiled at the last minute. in 2009, al asiri even planted a bomb on his own brother in his underwear or a body cavity. the brother got close to saudi arabia's counter terror chief and set it off, killing himself but not the saudi minister. >> what does it say that he does this with his own brother? >> it says that he's absolutely ruthless. not only is ibrahim al asiri absolutely ruthless, he is, according to leading explosive experts in the west, really good at what he does. he's produced the most sophisticated devices ever seen from al qaeda. >> reporter: last year, u.s. officials say al asiri was behind another foiled plot to send another bomb in the underwear of a terrorist on a commercial plane bound for the u.s. the head of the tsa called that a next gen device. >> it was a new type of explosive that we had never seen and either attempted in the u.s. or around
officials say al asiri is behind the foiled 2009 underwear bomb plot to bring down an airliner approaching detroit on christmas day, and a 2010 plot to send bombs in printer cartridges in cargo planes bound for the u.s. both plots were foiled at the last minute. in 2009, al asiri even planted a bomb on his own brother in his underwear or a body cavity. the brother got close to saudi arabia's counter terror chief and set it off, killing himself but not the saudi minister. >> what does it...
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attacks in yemen, in saudi arabia, they tried to blow up a transatlantic jet that was descending into detroit. so, you know, it's very difficult to figure out exactly where to defend. and so therefore, you have this very to some degree vague warning out there saying that people should be vigilant and at the same time, you know, don't change your behavior significantly. >> you were talking about the sort of yemen connection. i think it's a bit confuing when you hear the attacks are attributed to al qaeda. you have al zawahiri. what can you tell us about the relationship between these two men? >> well, i think it's interesting this communication took place between them. we hear a lot about how al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is the sort of -- the affiliate that -- the only affiliate that can do anything anymore and al qaeda in pakistan are to some degree marginalized and he's spending so much time in hiding he can't help run a global organization. this shows the two are in communication and zawahiri has some influence over them. wuhishi was an aide to bin laden and in many ways ascended the r
attacks in yemen, in saudi arabia, they tried to blow up a transatlantic jet that was descending into detroit. so, you know, it's very difficult to figure out exactly where to defend. and so therefore, you have this very to some degree vague warning out there saying that people should be vigilant and at the same time, you know, don't change your behavior significantly. >> you were talking about the sort of yemen connection. i think it's a bit confuing when you hear the attacks are...
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it's a far cry from the city of detroit where there was a great fan fare at the newest water park and there was no water. the fire department had to be called in to cool off the crowd with hoses. you know what, i think it's great. you know how we feel about water parks, particularly ones as crowded as japan, all sorts of foul and biological products, the kind that you will get sick if you are lucky. so the people of detroit, don't feel bad if you're serious of turning your economy around, they are worst things than a waterless water park.
it's a far cry from the city of detroit where there was a great fan fare at the newest water park and there was no water. the fire department had to be called in to cool off the crowd with hoses. you know what, i think it's great. you know how we feel about water parks, particularly ones as crowded as japan, all sorts of foul and biological products, the kind that you will get sick if you are lucky. so the people of detroit, don't feel bad if you're serious of turning your economy around, they...
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and seriously, to insist that somehow this is not an insult, you wouldn't have the detroit black skins. that wouldn't be permitted. you wouldn't appreciate the san francisco yellow skins. it is meant as an insult that is based upon skin color. and really we should -- ultimately, they're going to change the name. we might as well do it cheerfully. >> doug williams was the first black quarterback to ever play in a super bowl and he's now the only black quarterback to ever win a super bowl. when i think about the heritage of the redskins, i can't go back to the '30s, i think of george allen, and doug williams, the only black quarterback to ever win a super bowl. modern history is what i care about, not what some guy did back in the '30s and what kind of person to you. >> final word to you, lz. >> it's very convenient to dismiss it in that way. no one is saying you should dismiss the franchise's history. but you're looking at where the name came from, and for you to marginalize that and jokingly talk about eliminating the jets, when we know there was genocide committed. and to have the cap
and seriously, to insist that somehow this is not an insult, you wouldn't have the detroit black skins. that wouldn't be permitted. you wouldn't appreciate the san francisco yellow skins. it is meant as an insult that is based upon skin color. and really we should -- ultimately, they're going to change the name. we might as well do it cheerfully. >> doug williams was the first black quarterback to ever play in a super bowl and he's now the only black quarterback to ever win a super bowl....
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chicago, detroit, l.a. the rallies are expected to be thee the biggest since last summer. they say they simply cannot survive on what they're being paid now. >> we work hard and we make a lot of money for these companies. mcdonald's and burger king are part of a $200 billion year industry. >>> nbc's katie tur is live in new york city. mcdonald's has released a statement, wendy's the same. the franchisees determine how much they pay employees. what are people saying there? >> they're saying basically that each of these stores can't afford to pay their employees more, they'll have to have layoffs and they'll have to raise prices. people hearsay that's absolutely not the case, these companies make a ton of money and they can afford to raise the minimum wage. they're asking to go from $7.25 an hour to $15 an hour. they're asking to be able to unionize without any fear of consequence. we had hundreds of people walk through here a while ago. now they're moving on to union square. this is the tip of the iceberg here. there are 60 cities having rallies across the country. workers
chicago, detroit, l.a. the rallies are expected to be thee the biggest since last summer. they say they simply cannot survive on what they're being paid now. >> we work hard and we make a lot of money for these companies. mcdonald's and burger king are part of a $200 billion year industry. >>> nbc's katie tur is live in new york city. mcdonald's has released a statement, wendy's the same. the franchisees determine how much they pay employees. what are people saying there?...
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i think we should sent him to detroit. where i don't welcome hi opinion is on political strategy. i'm not trying to be smug. i don't think hess 'proven himself to be a particularly adept political strategist, so warning republicans about the optics of the messaging, i don't know that he's sort of the best adviser. >> van, i'm sure you have some thoughts on the showdown, and also with the obama administration on defunding obama care. >> i think first of all i'm going to buy some popcorn and love this. they don't have a job creation strategy, so they're going to talk about this other stuff. i think a couple things we have to watch for. watch -- this is the opening of a split in the republican party. it's not just young versus old. there are different roles here. you have somebody like a rand paul in an open war now with chris christie over everything from spying to budgets to military. it's going to be a -- i think shutten down the government is the worst thing -- >> you look -- >> rand paul and chris christie are both staking out ground, so they don't have to bother doing that in t
i think we should sent him to detroit. where i don't welcome hi opinion is on political strategy. i'm not trying to be smug. i don't think hess 'proven himself to be a particularly adept political strategist, so warning republicans about the optics of the messaging, i don't know that he's sort of the best adviser. >> van, i'm sure you have some thoughts on the showdown, and also with the obama administration on defunding obama care. >> i think first of all i'm going to buy some...
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kevin tibbles, in, pc news, detroit. >> that are is nightly news if are this saturday. i'm kate snow respecting from new york. for all of us here at nbc news, have a great night. >>> beginning with breaking news. >>> good morning. diane dwyer has the night off and that breaking news has to do with that nationwide amber aleft many reserved on our smart phones this week. tonight the search is over. in the last hour we learned the missing teenage 16-year-old hannah anderson has been found snaf idaho. the man suspected of kidnapping her, james dimaggio is dead. fbi agents have been canvassing the area in idaho and officers on the ground zeroed in on them saying dimaggio was shot and killed during an arrest attempt. >> first thing, hannah appeared to be safe, rescued and reunited with her family in the near future. obviously, we would have liked mr. dimaggio to surrender and face justice in the court of law but that's not going to be the case. >> authorities found his car parked yesterday, he is accused of killing hannah's mother and brother. their bodies found in a burning
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they're either going to have to go to detroit, cleveland, or columbus. those are the closest places, but what is also extremely possible is that some illegal operation will set up shop to try to satisfy the needs there. >> one of the things that makes a big practical difference to women who have to travel a long distance in order to get an abortion is the length of time they have to spend away once they have made the travel. obviously if you can go somewhere close to home, the time you have to spend isn't as much of a burden as if you have to trachl travel to some far away city. does ohio have a mandatory waiting period for women seeking abortions? >> ohio has a 24 hour waiting period. for the women in the toledo region who have to travel several hours away, this, of course, not only gives them transportation expense with the price of gas. if they have to stay overnight, they're going to have to pay for lodging or they're going to drive home for several hours and then drive again back the next day or whenever their next appointment is. unfortunately, man
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see you in detroit. up next, we weren't sure it was possible but san diego mayor bob filner may have finally hit rock bottom. we'll tell you the well-known restaurant chain that's now banning him. there are so many things i could say and i'm not going to say any of them because they're too dangerous. plus, joe and i sit down with oprah winfrey and director lee daniels. more of our extended conversation about their new film "the butler." discover card. cashback concierge, here. what is a cashback concierge? well there's lots of ways you can get cash back. i'm here to help you get the most out of your cash rewards. it's personalized, and it's free. i want that. we have a concierge! at discover, we treat you like you'd treat you. get the it card with cashback concierge. [ babies crying ] surprise -- your house was built on an ancient burial ground. [ ghosts moaning ] surprise -- your car needs a new transmission. [ coyote howls ] how about no more surprises? now you can get all the online trading tools you
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as detroit struggles with debt we are talk to a mayoral hopeful, benny napoleon. all of that is coming up tomorrow. next up is chris jansing and co. >>> i'm meteorologist bill karins. it's a hot august afternoon from texas all the way up to minnesota. there will be some afternoon storms, even late evening thunderstorms in new england and few areas in florida. the airports should be okay overall. out west the fire and air quality is poor especially in boise included in the intermountain area. have a great day. man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for real? i always said one day i'd go to china, just never thought it'd be today. anncr: we're giving away a trip every day. download the expedia app and your next trip could be on us. expedia, find yours. ♪ (announcer) answer the call of the grill with new friskies grillers, full of meaty tenders and crunchy bites. humans. even when we cross our "ts" and dot ou
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. >> detroit? no. i'm sorry. i'm talking about "the daily show." >> come on. >> jess, where exactly are you? >> i'm in front of paula deen's house, john. >> that's interesting. any developments on that story? >> oh, no. i'm actually just here looking for a job. >> what? >> because let me be clear. i'd much rather work for an old lady who's admitted to throwing the n word around than spend six more minutes working for you. >> wow. >> leave john oliver alone. you've done a heck of a job, buddy, and i'm proud of you. >> oh, rob riggle, thank you so much. have you been watching the show this summer? >> uh. no. >> there are so many things about this summer. but i'll miss you most of all, carlos danger. ♪ danger ♪ danger ♪ get on the floor >> mr. lewis black joins me next. it's what you love about her. but your erectile dysfunction - that could be a question of blood flow. cialis tadalafil for daily use helps you be ready anytime the moment's right. you can be more confident in your ability to be ready. and the s
. >> detroit? no. i'm sorry. i'm talking about "the daily show." >> come on. >> jess, where exactly are you? >> i'm in front of paula deen's house, john. >> that's interesting. any developments on that story? >> oh, no. i'm actually just here looking for a job. >> what? >> because let me be clear. i'd much rather work for an old lady who's admitted to throwing the n word around than spend six more minutes working for you. >> wow....
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compare that to cities like atlanta at 66%, detroit 62%. check out philly, my hometown, 58%. what's even more depressing is the graduation rate among african-americans who actually make it into college. according to the journal of blacks in higher education, african-americans who actually make it into college. according to the journal of blacks at higher education, that is only 42% at college, once you get in. a new book tells the fascinating story of how african-american students do well at the time they had limited resource, at dunb d dunbar college. allison, thank you for joining us. let me ask you about generations and progress and your experience with your family, which is perhaps the heart of this story of t . what has happened over the last several generations? >> it is an amazing story, i told you, chris, i'm working on a story about dunbar high school, i was working on a story where my grandfather went, my parents went. he goes, oh, you're one of those, because you knew the story of dunbar, the athlete school during segregation, but despite the segregation produced t
compare that to cities like atlanta at 66%, detroit 62%. check out philly, my hometown, 58%. what's even more depressing is the graduation rate among african-americans who actually make it into college. according to the journal of blacks in higher education, african-americans who actually make it into college. according to the journal of blacks at higher education, that is only 42% at college, once you get in. a new book tells the fascinating story of how african-american students do well at...
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. >> look, part of that was his convention '84 -- >> in detroit -- >> the '84 one we were talking about, this is the one that made jean kirkpatrick a star. and it was the label of -- so a two-pronged approach, right, want to paint the other party as out of the mainstream, which is what that convention's job was. >> that year, wasn't hard to do with the democrats. >> they went into san francisco and then created this moniker that stuck with the party since. >> yes, yes. no, everybody was really surprised at kirkpatrick's speech. of course, it was wildly received there. and don't forget, too, the republicans were mindful of their gender gap problems. so they were putting a lot of women forward. catherine otega opened the convention. and maureen reagan spoke. >> when you look at what christie is trying to do. everybody is going to claim in 2016 they're using the kaleidoscope of reagan. if you're christie, how do you fix your problems with conservatives use a reagan model? >> he's got a good record as governor. he's done a lot in terms of union reform and cutting spending and -- >> quote/un
. >> look, part of that was his convention '84 -- >> in detroit -- >> the '84 one we were talking about, this is the one that made jean kirkpatrick a star. and it was the label of -- so a two-pronged approach, right, want to paint the other party as out of the mainstream, which is what that convention's job was. >> that year, wasn't hard to do with the democrats. >> they went into san francisco and then created this moniker that stuck with the party since. >>...
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pensioners in detroit struggling to get by. lee saunders from the afscme union. dean baker from center for economic policy research. thank you gentlemen, both. that is "all in" for this evening. the "rachel maddow show" starts now. >>> good evening, chris. thank you, my friend. thanks to you at home for staying with us the next hour. the city of winston-salem has not quite a quarter million people in it. it is a substantial city. big companies are based there. several colleges are based there. winston-salem is the fifth largest city in the state of north carolina. the mayor of winston-salem is this man, allen joines, a democrat, up for re-election of mayor this year. the challenger on the republican side is this man, james lee knox. he works for a local towing company. and despite being the only republican challenging the incumbent mayor of winston-salem for the mayor's job, james lee knox has just lost the support of his local republican party. the forsythe county republican party has announced that they no longer support james lee knox in his bid to become the
pensioners in detroit struggling to get by. lee saunders from the afscme union. dean baker from center for economic policy research. thank you gentlemen, both. that is "all in" for this evening. the "rachel maddow show" starts now. >>> good evening, chris. thank you, my friend. thanks to you at home for staying with us the next hour. the city of winston-salem has not quite a quarter million people in it. it is a substantial city. big companies are based there....
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tesla has produced not just the safest car in america, but the safest car in the world, and of course, detroit hates that. the other american automobile manufacturers don't actually hate tesla cars, but they do hate the way that they are sold. tesla doesn't use a network of dealerships the way ford, gm and all the other manufacturers too. tesla sells directly to consumers. no dealership middlemen there, none of that stuff. of course, the industry feels threatened by that. and the new model of sales and so car dealers have been lobbying state legislatures around the country to block tesla wherever they can. tesla is a silicon valley start-up. and the tesla cars are made in california. and that liberal regulation, heavy state of california actually allows tesla to do business any way it wants to. so tesla has show rooms in california where they can sell cars directly to consumers. the manufacturers, selling directly through their own show rooms. and you can also order a tesla on line in california. but in rick perry's texas, automobile sales are much, much more regulated by the government. becau
tesla has produced not just the safest car in america, but the safest car in the world, and of course, detroit hates that. the other american automobile manufacturers don't actually hate tesla cars, but they do hate the way that they are sold. tesla doesn't use a network of dealerships the way ford, gm and all the other manufacturers too. tesla sells directly to consumers. no dealership middlemen there, none of that stuff. of course, the industry feels threatened by that. and the new model of...
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it's like it's happening all over again. >> gary joins us from detroit. the allegations are stunning. the indictment lists all sorts of things. what else stands out to you? >> reporter: there are so many things in that indictment. one is that the fbi says a medical assistant told them that dr. fatah, once he started chemo, would tell the patients you'll have to undergo chemo the rest of your life. he owns a radiology center, and according to the fbi, a medical assistant said that fatah would ask them to say these people had cancer even if they didn't, so they would have to go to the radiology center. the allegation here, this guy just very greedy and wants money. >> what is his lawyer saying? >> reporter: his lawyer is telling us, he can't talk about it, he's in jail. his lawyer claims he's innocent and will fight these charges. he is right now in jail on $9 million bond and if he wanted to bond out, he's not permitted to use any of the alleged ill-gotten gains. his attorney says he doesn't have the $9 million and for now will be staying in jail. >>> comi
it's like it's happening all over again. >> gary joins us from detroit. the allegations are stunning. the indictment lists all sorts of things. what else stands out to you? >> reporter: there are so many things in that indictment. one is that the fbi says a medical assistant told them that dr. fatah, once he started chemo, would tell the patients you'll have to undergo chemo the rest of your life. he owns a radiology center, and according to the fbi, a medical assistant said that...
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i actually think, you know, detroit, which has this massive excess supply in housing and not a lot of people who want to live there, if those were marketed immigrants, if the exchange was you can be legal, but you have to live in detroit, that might actually help that state a great deal. but i'm not sure about pairing those two together. >> dan, i've got -- i have a pet peeve here. the president is only half the equation when it comes to helping the economy and doing things to move this country forward. so where's congress in all of this? we hear the president going around the country giving speeches, but i'm just hearing crickets from congress. >> certainly on housing, you know, you'll hear some republicans. bob corker talks a lot about the reform. not a lot of proposals from the house congressional caucus on how to help people refinance. there's a strange kind of ideological, political thing going on here, which is a red state, blue state thing. fannie mae and freddie mac provide mortgage financing. the goal is to have them provide it for very large mortgages, which people in califo
i actually think, you know, detroit, which has this massive excess supply in housing and not a lot of people who want to live there, if those were marketed immigrants, if the exchange was you can be legal, but you have to live in detroit, that might actually help that state a great deal. but i'm not sure about pairing those two together. >> dan, i've got -- i have a pet peeve here. the president is only half the equation when it comes to helping the economy and doing things to move this...
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., dallas, boston, chicago, denver, detroit, and pittsburgh, you will see something that you have likely never seen before. what you will see is no programming, no sound, just that right there, a blank aslate andp scathing open letter that reads in part, cbs has made outrageous demands for the programming that it delivers free over the air and online requiring us to remove their stations from your lineup while we continue to negotiate for fair and reasonable terms. cbs said this is the first time this has ever happened, and in case you're wondering, this fight is over something called retransmission fees. now, this is the money that cable companies pay to broadcasters in order to get that content they so desire, the content and shows that viewers love. and remember this isn't just cbs we're talking about. cbs-owned premium networks like showtime and the movie channel are affected as well. they're dark, too. today we were on the streets of new york city, tv's number one market, to see how viewers were responding to this. take a look. >> i only heard about it because i went to watch "web t
., dallas, boston, chicago, denver, detroit, and pittsburgh, you will see something that you have likely never seen before. what you will see is no programming, no sound, just that right there, a blank aslate andp scathing open letter that reads in part, cbs has made outrageous demands for the programming that it delivers free over the air and online requiring us to remove their stations from your lineup while we continue to negotiate for fair and reasonable terms. cbs said this is the first...
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in our country and cities like new york, chicago and detroit, right here in d.c., white people aren't being killed or killing, it's blacks and hispanics, in new york city. i'll leave you with this note. in 2009 in new york. blacks represented about 25% -- 24% of the population. they were doing 66% of the killing. so i'm sorry, we need to -- and we need to move beyond this discussion, and we need to talk about the root cause of what's bringing the black race down, and really get with that, that's what we're not dealing with, and that's what i find unacceptable. >> does it trouble you at all that 88% of the stops that are police are doing result in the release of the person? so if there's a reason to stop the people, they're stopping, how come so many of them are innocent. >> it's kind of like when i see crime in my neighborhood, and i see a suspicious person. the first thing, i see someone breaking into a car about the first thing the police officer asks me, miss wright, what's the person's race. i don't think this is racial profiling, this is profiling for suspects. what we know, the
in our country and cities like new york, chicago and detroit, right here in d.c., white people aren't being killed or killing, it's blacks and hispanics, in new york city. i'll leave you with this note. in 2009 in new york. blacks represented about 25% -- 24% of the population. they were doing 66% of the killing. so i'm sorry, we need to -- and we need to move beyond this discussion, and we need to talk about the root cause of what's bringing the black race down, and really get with that,...
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money that was very possibly used for possessions like his suburban detroit mansion. it's not clear if he did the same with the medicaid program. the indictment also alleges the doctor told the patient who hit head in the office he needed chemo before he went to the emergency room. s jones was another patient. he was doing well without chemo and switched to dr. fata because he wanted a closer hospital. his son jeffrey said fata started an aggressive chemotherapy regular minute, aggressive and bizarre. >> somebody from his staff would come to the parking garage and give my dad the chemo while he sat in his car. >> reporter: fata was treating this like mcdonalds or burger king, you drive through and get a cancer treatment? >> i've heard it come parred to that already and it almost appears to us now as we think about it. >> reporter: now jeffrey is left with a memorial to his father. milton died four months after dr. fata started the aggressive chemo treatment. >> he died ultimately when his kidneys failed and shut down. he spent the last few hours of his life in excruci
money that was very possibly used for possessions like his suburban detroit mansion. it's not clear if he did the same with the medicaid program. the indictment also alleges the doctor told the patient who hit head in the office he needed chemo before he went to the emergency room. s jones was another patient. he was doing well without chemo and switched to dr. fata because he wanted a closer hospital. his son jeffrey said fata started an aggressive chemotherapy regular minute, aggressive and...
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you'll be proud, by the way, that this president stood up for wall street -- excuse me, stood up for detroit and made sure that we saved the car manufacturers and all the jobs that went with it. i think he would also be questioning about why there aren't more people from wall street who have gone to jail at this time. but i think he would be very proud, and perhaps have some questions as well. >> ben jealous, thank you, as always. we appreciate it. >>> ahead on "newsroom," as the u.s. considers military intervention in syria, our security analysts with a lot of experience in troubled spots calls this the problem from hell for the united states. we'll be talking to peter bergen up ahead. with new phillips' fiber good gummies. they're fruity delicious! just two gummies have 4 grams of fiber! to help support regularity! i want some... [ woman ] hop on over! [ marge ] fiber the fun way, from phillips'. >>> crisis in syria has increasingly become a u.s. problem. it is a big problem. our national security analyst peter bergen summed up some of the issues in an op-ed on our website cnn.com. he writ
you'll be proud, by the way, that this president stood up for wall street -- excuse me, stood up for detroit and made sure that we saved the car manufacturers and all the jobs that went with it. i think he would also be questioning about why there aren't more people from wall street who have gone to jail at this time. but i think he would be very proud, and perhaps have some questions as well. >> ben jealous, thank you, as always. we appreciate it. >>> ahead on...
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arabian peninsula was responsible for the underwear bomb that nearly exploded on an american jet over detroit. and dispatch bombs on a cargo plane bound for the u.s. three to four yemeni fighters were involved in the benghazi attack last year. the obama administration expanded the drone program in yemen. in 2011 drones killed and war -- anwar al awlaki. there are far fewer strikes this year compared to 2012. >> the number of attacks is falling because they have in fact gotten to some of the top tier leadership, is what the administration would say. i think what we're seeing this week calls that into question. it's hard to assess. >> right now there are more than 100 troops on the ground in yemen, split between the marines helping to protect the embassy and special operation forces down south training the yemeni forces on counterterrorism. >> thanks, chris. so how serious is the threat. joining suss michael hayden, now a principal at a global security firm. the drone strikes in yemen, do you think they're directly related to this latest threat that the u.s. detected coming from al zawahiri to
arabian peninsula was responsible for the underwear bomb that nearly exploded on an american jet over detroit. and dispatch bombs on a cargo plane bound for the u.s. three to four yemeni fighters were involved in the benghazi attack last year. the obama administration expanded the drone program in yemen. in 2011 drones killed and war -- anwar al awlaki. there are far fewer strikes this year compared to 2012. >> the number of attacks is falling because they have in fact gotten to some of...
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so when a commander with the detroit police department accidentally sent out an e-mail listing not only the weight of 20 female officers but also their bra sizes, you can only imagine the reaction. the measurements were taken when the officers were fitted for bullet proof vests. the assistant chief says it was an honest mistake. >> this was not done maliciously. it was a clerical error. it is not the practice of the police department to share sensitive information. >> one female officer filed a grievance. another is now looking into the possibility of a lawsuit. it probably doesn't make them feel better, but this isn't the first time something like this has happened. two years ago the indianapolis police department sent out a similar e-mail. all right. that's it for me. brooke baldwin takes it from here. >>> hundreds are dead. there's no leader. and quickly egypt, a u.s. ally, is spiralling out of control. >> it's very clear its experiment in democracy that started about two years ago with a lot of euphoria is dead. >> as president obama breaks his silence, does egypt really care what w
so when a commander with the detroit police department accidentally sent out an e-mail listing not only the weight of 20 female officers but also their bra sizes, you can only imagine the reaction. the measurements were taken when the officers were fitted for bullet proof vests. the assistant chief says it was an honest mistake. >> this was not done maliciously. it was a clerical error. it is not the practice of the police department to share sensitive information. >> one female...
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louis, detroit and flint, michigan, at restaurants like kfc and taco bell. they went on strike today at a mcdonald's outside milwaukee in the western suburbs. saying mcdonald's can well afford to pay them more. this nationwide strike comes with funding from one of the biggest unions in the country. the sciu. in milwaukee, an sciu member says she sees the movement growing. "more and more workers are beginning to realize they have a voice." what those fast food workers do not have is a union. they to not have a union job. they have mcjobs and mcwages and mcbenefits. they do not belong to unions and it's not at all clear they stand any real chance at forming unions at the local burger king. the history of improving lives of workers in this country is the history of unions. organized labor created the weekend as we know it. unions fought for laws against child labor in this country and back when no one had health insurance or maternity leave, unions negotiated for those benefits and benefits became the standard for everyone. union membership in this country has
louis, detroit and flint, michigan, at restaurants like kfc and taco bell. they went on strike today at a mcdonald's outside milwaukee in the western suburbs. saying mcdonald's can well afford to pay them more. this nationwide strike comes with funding from one of the biggest unions in the country. the sciu. in milwaukee, an sciu member says she sees the movement growing. "more and more workers are beginning to realize they have a voice." what those fast food workers do not have is a...
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it's another step closer to making new york city like detroit. >> we've heard this kind of talk before.
it's another step closer to making new york city like detroit. >> we've heard this kind of talk before.
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he's also gone recently saying that he's going to have the plan for detroit, maybe needing a conservative bailout plan. he's hitting across the board. i don't know if we can attribute it to the christie issue. >> let me play a little bit of the matthews report yesterday. >> i predict the hard right is going to take over the republican party in 2016 and the nomination is going to rand paul. you watch. this is what i do for a living. >> and michael steel was on "morning joe" and he said the conservatives will have to answer the question who is the true conservative in the crop of guys and gals, those are his words, when you're looking there. back to marco rubio. it seems some of the more conservative in the party quite honestly have this love caution, i won't say love hate, love caution regarding him. >> i think they have a real strong sense of love in terms of florida, in terms of the fact that he can bring them a huge hispanic and latino population which they struggled with last cycle. there's the issue of immigration reform which he's been very much out in front of. it's stalled past the
he's also gone recently saying that he's going to have the plan for detroit, maybe needing a conservative bailout plan. he's hitting across the board. i don't know if we can attribute it to the christie issue. >> let me play a little bit of the matthews report yesterday. >> i predict the hard right is going to take over the republican party in 2016 and the nomination is going to rand paul. you watch. this is what i do for a living. >> and michael steel was on "morning...